There is a lot of news to share today, with two big announcements today for the Scrap Dance series, plans for the coming year, and I need your feedback. First, the wait is over for Minuet to publish! For this week only, you can order Scrap Dance Minuet directly from me at the introductory price …
Tag: teacups
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 15
Time for Block 15 for the Teacups Quilt Along, and this month we go back once again to a paper pieced block. I've simplified one from EQ8 to eliminate a lot of tiny pieces on the handle. You can do this with traditional piecing too, by cutting apart the pieces and adding seam allowances. So, …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 13 Mug
It's the first Friday of August, and time for the next teacup block for our quilt along. It is getting more difficult to find the right thing for the next blocks. EQ8 isn't making it easy either, insisting on only printing one page for two page patterns. So I have had to mess with it …
Teacup Quilt Along – Block 9
I hope you are having fun with the Teacups Quilt Along! This month we go back to a paper pieced block, a little more complex than the others. Time to stretch a bit. Before we get to today's pattern, I wanted to show you last month's embroidery all done. Did you get yours finished? The …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 8
Last month, we did a teapot, and the discussion that followed was about sugar and creamer (or milk for the true tea drinkers) to go with the quilt along. I looked around but didn't really see anything I liked. I briefly considered making an applique pattern from my own little sugar and creamer set from …
Teacups Quilt Along – Teapot Block 7
This month I wanted to do a teapot, but multiple tries with EQ8 was frustrating yet again. For some reason, the program refuses to print the entire pattern when it goes over one page. I have sent yet another bug report to them, but still no fix. I was also going to make another applique …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 5
The next pattern in the Teacups Quilt Along series goes back to paper piecing. In the spirit of Christmas, I found this one that kind of reminds me of packages for the tree. Of course, for me that means fussy cutting for the main part of the teacup. This was a supreme pain to get …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 3
This quilt along of mixed techniques began two months ago, with paper piecing. We'll continue that today, and in a nod to Autumn Jubilee, I chose a print for my teacup that is Autumn in colors, but still Japanese inspired. The Teacups will eventually have several techniques including applique and will run at least a …
Teacups Quilt Along – Block 2
Continuing the Teacups Quilt Along, this month we'll do a block from the Cups and Saucers book. Actually, we will do three. If you have this version - Cups and Saucers first edition - the patterns are the same. So, make three copies of the teacup pattern on page 53 of the first edition, or …
Teacups Quilt Along – Begins
Thanks to the very positive response to my idea of doing a teacups quilt along, it is a go! Today we will begin to stretch just a little, come just a small distance out of the comfort zone and learn together. Make as many or as few as you like. Do several all the same …
